Adjustable bearing-block.



JOSEPH A. GOSSETTAND JOI-IN C. 'HEWIT'L OF CANTON, OI-IIO, ASSIGNORS T0 THE CANTON FOUNDRY AND MACHINE COMPANY, F CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

Specicationof Letters Patent.

ADJUSTABLE BEARING-BLOCK.

Patented July 9, 1918U To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOSEPH A. Gossn'r'r and JOHN C. HEWITT, both citizens ofthe United States, both residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Adjustable Bearing-Block, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to bearings and has more especial reference to adjustable bearl ing blocks in which the shafts of rolls or the like are adapted to be journaled.

The object of the present invention is to provide a bearing block for rolls and the like which is easily and readily adjustable to accommodate the rolls.

A further object is the provision of a bearing block ofthe character 'referred tor in which a cushion member is provided to accommodate different thicknesses of material which may be passed beneath the roll journaled therein.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the appended claim, without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

In 'the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of the frame of a machine showing our improved bearing block located therein and a roll journaled in the bearing block.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the bearing block.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view Aof the bearing block.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the adjusting wheel.

SimilarI numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring more especially to the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a portion of a frame of a machine which is provided with a vertical slot 2, a rib 3 being provided along each vertical edge of the slot. The bearing block 4 is provided upon opposite vertical 'edges with vertical grooves 5 adapted to receive the ribs 3 in order that the block may be moved vertically within the slot 2. The block 4 is provided with a central, horizontally disposed bearing aperture 6 within which the usual bushing 7 is located, the shaft 8 of a roll 9 being journaled within said bushing and an ordinary oiling aperture 10 being provided in the bearing block for the purpose of lubricating the bearing.

The upper face of the bearing block 4 is provided with a socket 11 which receives a cushion 12 of rubber or other suitable resilient material, a cap 13 being mounted above said cushion and provided with a pocket 14 arranged to receive the upper portion thereof. Plates 15 and 16 are mounted upon the cap 13, screws 17 being passed through said plates and cap into the bearing block for holding the several parts irmly together. The plate 16 is provided with an aperture 17 through which the adjusting screw 18 is rotatably mounted, the plate 15 having an aperture 19 which receives the head 20 of said adjusting screw.

The adjusting screw 18 passes through the screw threaded aperture 21 formed in the cap plate 22 which is connected to the frame at the upper extremity of the slot 2 by means of screws or their equivalents 23,

The jam nut 24 is provided upon the adjusting screw above the cap plate and arranged to be moved into engagement with said cap plate when the bearing block has been properly adjusted and the upper eX- tremity of the adjusting screw is squared as shown at 25 in order to be received into the squared aperture 26 formed in the adjusting wheel 27.

By the construction above described it will be seen that a bearing block is provided which may be easily and readily adjusted in order to move the roll journaled therein toward or away from another roll or the like and held in the proper adjustment thereto. The cushion 12 aiiords sui'icient resiliency to allow the bearing block and the roll journaled therein to come and go as may be required by the passing of sheets beneath the roll. It will be seen that by adjusting the screws 17 the resiliency of the cushion 12 will loe-increased o r decreased as'desired.

We claim:

In combination with a frame having a slot therein, inwardly disposed ribs upon the walls of said slot, a bearing block having rib engaging grooves located. within said slot, a cap spaced from one end of said 10 `bearing block7 sockets formed in adjacent faces of said cap and bearing block, a cushion contained 1n said sockets, a pair of plates mounted on said cap and a pair of cushion adjusting screws located through said plates, and cap and threaded into said `bearing block, a plate secured across the eX- trelnity of said slot and a ,bearing adjusting screw` locatedv through said plate and looselj7 connected between. said pair of plates. Y

YIn testimony that we claim the above, we have hereunto subscribed our names.

JOSEPH A. GOSSETT. JOHN C. HEWITT.

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